Title :
Exploiting the optical bandwidth in WDM passive optical networks for local access
Author :
Frigo, Nicholas J. ; Reichmann, K.C.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Recent wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) component advances enable extremely flexible network design options for future network providers. We show that exploiting the full fiber optical bandwidth permits cost-effective segregation of broadcast and switched services onto broadcast and switched networks that coexist on the same fiber-optic infrastructure.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM component advances; WDM passive optical networks; broadcast services; cost-effective segregation; dispersion impairment; fiber-optic infrastructure; flexible network design options; full fiber optical bandwidth; local access; switched services; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; TV broadcasting; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675814
